Second-year cornerback Jayron Hosley had four tackles and a pass breakup in his first start of the season last Sunday night against the Redskins.

After seeing limited action in the first four games of the season, Hosley missed five consecutive games with a nagging hamstring injury. He started against Washington for the injured Trumaine McBride.

While Hosley blanketed the Redskins’ receivers and was aggressive in the run game, it was his inadvertent hit on a teammate that most impressed defensive coordinator Perry Fewell.

Fewell called it “friendly fire.”

“I was very proud of Jayron, the way he came in and played,” Fewell said. “He initiated some friendly fire. On one of the plays, he came up for run support and (linebacker Jon) Beason was in his way and he knocked the (bleep) out of Beason.

“He showed me right there he’s not afraid to hit something. He covered well. He did some things that we saw in the football game that (showed us) he was ready to come back and play.

“I thought his quickness matched up with some of the receivers for the Redskins. So, be it Hosley, McBride or Corey Webster (ankle), hopefully those guys are getting strong enough where we have some options.”

McBride and Webster have practiced this week. The Giants have yet to name the starter this week but it appears to be between Hosley and McBride because Webster remains limited in practice.